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Washington 5,
New Jersey 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 30, 2017
Where: Captial One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees: Tom Chmielewski, Wes McCauley
Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron, Brad Kovachik
Attendance: 18506
Where: Captial One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees: Tom Chmielewski, Wes McCauley
Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron, Brad Kovachik
Attendance: 18506
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| New Jersey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Washington | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Periods:
- All
- 1
- 2
- 3
1
| New Jersey | Washington | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. | |
| 0:17 | Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin. | |
| Giveaway by Marcus Johansson. | 0:29 | |
| 0:35 | Devante Smith-Pelly hits John Moore. | |
| Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 0:57 | |
| 1:01 | Jakub Vrana blocks shot from Steven Santini. | |
| Nico Hischier blocks shot from Matt Niskanen. | 1:29 | |
| 1:56 | Brett Connolly shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | |
| Shot by Pavel Zacha misses the net | 2:03 | |
| 2:11 | Lars Eller hits Miles Wood. | |
| 2:26 | Tom Wilson scores. Assisted by Christian Djoos and John Carlson. | |
| 2:26 | Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle. | |
| 2:48 | Alex Chiasson shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | |
| 2:48 | Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle. | |
| Sami Vatanen blocks shot from Chandler Stephenson. | 3:01 | |
| Blake Coleman hits Brooks Orpik. | 3:08 | |
| Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. | 3:12 | |
| 3:25 | Giveaway by Brooks Orpik. | |
| 3:30 | Taylor Chorney hits Travis Zajac. | |
| Shot by Will Butcher misses the net | 3:36 | |
| 3:52 | Brooks Orpik penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Marcus Johansson. | |
| 3:52 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle. | |
| Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Alex Chiasson. | 4:26 | |
| Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 4:54 | |
| 5:16 | Matt Niskanen hits Jesper Bratt. | |
| 5:58 | Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | |
| 5:59 | Lars Eller shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | |
| 6:15 | Shot by Devante Smith-Pelly misses the net | |
| 6:23 | John Carlson shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | |
| Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 6:24 | |
| 6:31 | Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | |
| Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 6:32 | |
| Steven Santini blocks shot from Devante Smith-Pelly. | 7:04 | |
| Takeaway by Kyle Palmieri. | 7:07 | |
| Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 7:19 | |
| 7:28 | Christian Djoos blocks shot from Jesper Bratt. | |
| Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 7:41 | |
| 7:52 | Tom Wilson hits John Moore. | |
| Sami Vatanen blocks shot from Tom Wilson. | 8:05 | |
| Sami Vatanen hits Tom Wilson. | 8:07 | |
| Giveaway by Damon Severson. | 8:54 | |
| 9:05 | Brooks Orpik shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | |
| 9:30 | Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | |
| Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 9:39 | |
| 9:51 | Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Pavel Zacha. | |
| Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 9:57 | |
| 10:23 | Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | |
| Will Butcher shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 10:59 | |
| 11:09 | Christian Djoos scores. Assisted by Nicklas Backstrom and Alex Ovechkin. | |
| Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 11:09 | |
| 11:35 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Stefan Noesen. | |
| Andy Greene blocks shot from Matt Niskanen. | 11:55 | |
| Miles Wood shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 12:10 | |
| 12:11 | Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle. | |
| 12:19 | Alex Chiasson hits Brian Boyle. | |
| 12:26 | Taylor Chorney hits Brian Gibbons. | |
| Takeaway by Brian Gibbons. | 13:00 | |
| Brian Gibbons shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 13:06 | |
| 13:33 | Giveaway by John Carlson. | |
| 13:36 | Evgeny Kuznetsov blocks shot from Marcus Johansson. | |
| 13:51 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. | |
| Steven Santini shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 14:12 | |
| 14:27 | Devante Smith-Pelly hits Steven Santini. | |
| 14:27 | Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net | |
| Steven Santini hits Devante Smith-Pelly. | 14:34 | |
| 14:40 | Devante Smith-Pelly shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | |
| 14:45 | Shot by Devante Smith-Pelly misses the net | |
| Takeaway by Andy Greene. | 14:55 | |
| Sami Vatanen blocks shot from Tom Wilson. | 15:16 | |
| Pavel Zacha hits Lars Eller. | 15:20 | |
| 15:30 | John Carlson blocks shot from John Moore. | |
| 15:30 | Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | |
| Damon Severson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 15:44 | |
| 15:50 | Giveaway by John Carlson. | |
| 15:54 | Alex Chiasson blocks shot from Will Butcher. | |
| Stefan Noesen shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 16:03 | |
| Blake Coleman hits John Carlson. | 16:06 | |
| Steven Santini shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 16:32 | |
| 16:55 | Shot by Brooks Orpik misses the net | |
| Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 16:55 | |
| 17:20 | Brett Connolly hits Sami Vatanen. | |
| John Moore scores. Assisted by Travis Zajac and Marcus Johansson. | 17:35 | |
| 17:35 | Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. | |
| 18:01 | Takeaway by Jakub Vrana. | |
| Takeaway by Stefan Noesen. | 18:27 | |
| Stefan Noesen shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 18:29 | |
| 18:30 | Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | |
| 18:38 | Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Stefan Noesen. | |
| Sami Vatanen shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 19:24 | |
| Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 19:25 | |
| Shot by Sami Vatanen misses the net | 19:30 | |
| 19:41 | Devante Smith-Pelly hits Kyle Palmieri. | |
| 19:45 | Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | |
| 19:55 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle. |
2
| New Jersey | Washington | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. | |
| 0:14 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. | |
| 0:55 | John Carlson blocks shot from Andy Greene. | |
| 1:03 | Shot by Devante Smith-Pelly misses the net | |
| Shot by Taylor Hall misses the net | 1:15 | |
| 2:00 | Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | |
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 2:08 | |
| 2:17 | Tom Wilson hits Sami Vatanen. | |
| Takeaway by Stefan Noesen. | 2:23 | |
| Miles Wood shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 2:36 | |
| Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 3:04 | |
| Brian Boyle shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 3:13 | |
| 3:14 | Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. | |
| Nico Hischier blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov. | 3:29 | |
| 3:33 | Chandler Stephenson hits Taylor Hall. | |
| Takeaway by Travis Zajac. | 4:31 | |
| Shot by Marcus Johansson misses the net | 4:36 | |
| 4:56 | Shot by Devante Smith-Pelly misses the net | |
| Kyle Palmieri blocks shot from John Carlson. | 5:07 | |
| Pavel Zacha penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Christian Djoos. | 5:34 | |
| Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 5:34 | |
| 5:52 | John Carlson blocks shot from Brian Gibbons. | |
| 6:12 | Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | |
| 6:26 | Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | |
| 6:27 | Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | |
| 6:28 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Blake Coleman. | |
| Sami Vatanen blocks shot from Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 6:43 | |
| 7:01 | John Carlson scores a power play goal. Assisted by Nicklas Backstrom and Alex Ovechkin. | |
| Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. | 7:01 | |
| 7:29 | Matt Niskanen hits Kyle Palmieri. | |
| 7:39 | Dmitry Orlov hits Taylor Hall. | |
| 7:55 | Brooks Orpik shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | |
| 8:04 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle. | |
| 8:50 | Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. | |
| 8:57 | Jay Beagle hits Travis Zajac. | |
| 9:16 | Christian Djoos shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | |
| 9:46 | Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | |
| Taylor Hall shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 9:57 | |
| Shot by Miles Wood misses the net | 10:44 | |
| 11:01 | Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Stefan Noesen. | |
| Steven Santini hits Jakub Vrana. | 11:09 | |
| 11:27 | Shot by Lars Eller misses the net | |
| Steven Santini hits Lars Eller. | 11:39 | |
| Andy Greene blocks shot from John Carlson. | 11:48 | |
| 12:03 | Takeaway by John Carlson. | |
| 12:25 | Taylor Chorney blocks shot from Brian Boyle. | |
| Takeaway by Brian Boyle. | 12:39 | |
| Shot by Brian Boyle misses the net | 12:45 | |
| 12:48 | Alex Chiasson hits Brian Gibbons. | |
| Shot by Blake Coleman misses the net | 13:01 | |
| Takeaway by Blake Coleman. | 13:09 | |
| Shot by Kyle Palmieri misses the net | 13:42 | |
| Steven Santini hits Jay Beagle. | 13:56 | |
| 14:08 | Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov. | |
| Sami Vatanen blocks shot from Devante Smith-Pelly. | 14:22 | |
| Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 14:32 | |
| Jesper Bratt hits Devante Smith-Pelly. | 14:43 | |
| 14:51 | Nicklas Backstrom blocks shot from Sami Vatanen. | |
| 15:01 | Devante Smith-Pelly shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | |
| 15:30 | Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net | |
| 15:41 | John Carlson shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | |
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 15:42 | |
| 15:49 | T.J. Oshie penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Steven Santini. | |
| 15:49 | Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. | |
| Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 16:02 | |
| Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. | 16:02 | |
| 16:30 | Alex Chiasson blocks shot from Sami Vatanen. | |
| 16:59 | Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Marcus Johansson. | |
| 17:09 | Shot by Lars Eller misses the net | |
| 17:15 | Giveaway by Lars Eller. | |
| Will Butcher blocks shot from Lars Eller. | 17:34 | |
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 17:35 | |
| Taylor Hall shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 17:52 | |
| Blake Coleman hits Brooks Orpik. | 18:35 | |
| 18:47 | Brooks Orpik hits Blake Coleman. | |
| Steven Santini blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. | 19:10 | |
| John Moore shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 19:59 |
3
| New Jersey | Washington | |
|---|---|---|
| Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 0:00 | |
| 0:08 | Nicklas Backstrom hits Travis Zajac. | |
| Shot by Marcus Johansson misses the net | 0:18 | |
| 0:21 | Brooks Orpik hits Kyle Palmieri. | |
| 0:26 | Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Sami Vatanen. | |
| John Moore blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. | 0:35 | |
| 0:36 | Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. | |
| Shot by Nico Hischier misses the net | 0:55 | |
| 1:12 | Takeaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| Takeaway by Damon Severson. | 1:18 | |
| 1:25 | John Carlson shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | |
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 1:26 | |
| 1:39 | Shot by Brett Connolly misses the net | |
| 3:25 | Takeaway by Alex Ovechkin. | |
| 3:30 | Devante Smith-Pelly shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | |
| 3:33 | Christian Djoos shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | |
| 3:35 | Devante Smith-Pelly shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | |
| Jesper Bratt blocks shot from Christian Djoos. | 3:37 | |
| 3:39 | Christian Djoos shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | |
| Takeaway by Taylor Hall. | 3:47 | |
| 3:57 | Dmitry Orlov hits Taylor Hall. | |
| Takeaway by Nico Hischier. | 4:02 | |
| 4:04 | Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Taylor Hall. | |
| Taylor Hall hits Devante Smith-Pelly. | 4:08 | |
| 4:12 | Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov. | |
| 4:25 | Matt Niskanen scores. Assisted by Devante Smith-Pelly and Alex Ovechkin. | |
| 4:25 | Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | |
| Stefan Noesen shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 4:33 | |
| 4:37 | Brooks Orpik hits Stefan Noesen. | |
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 4:43 | |
| Shot by Will Butcher misses the net | 4:53 | |
| Pavel Zacha hits Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 4:55 | |
| Steven Santini hits Lars Eller. | 6:26 | |
| 6:51 | Dmitry Orlov hits Jesper Bratt. | |
| 7:18 | Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Stefan Noesen. | |
| Pavel Zacha hits Dmitry Orlov. | 7:23 | |
| 7:53 | Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | |
| Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 8:12 | |
| Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 8:47 | |
| Travis Zajac scores. Assisted by Marcus Johansson and Sami Vatanen. | 9:00 | |
| 9:00 | Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. | |
| 9:15 | Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. | |
| John Moore hits T.J. Oshie. | 9:28 | |
| John Moore blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov. | 9:38 | |
| 9:54 | Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Will Butcher. | |
| 9:55 | Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle. | |
| Brian Boyle hits Taylor Chorney. | 10:27 | |
| 10:37 | Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | |
| 10:40 | Giveaway by Brett Connolly. | |
| Miles Wood hits Taylor Chorney. | 10:49 | |
| Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 11:04 | |
| Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 11:22 | |
| 11:22 | Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. | |
| Damon Severson penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by John Carlson. | 11:57 | |
| 11:57 | T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Blake Coleman. | |
| 12:32 | Takeaway by John Carlson. | |
| 12:40 | Takeaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| Andy Greene blocks shot from T.J. Oshie. | 12:40 | |
| Takeaway by Travis Zajac. | 13:06 | |
| Steven Santini blocks shot from John Carlson. | 13:06 | |
| 13:24 | Lars Eller blocks shot from Nico Hischier. | |
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 13:25 | |
| Andy Greene blocks shot from Lars Eller. | 13:51 | |
| Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 13:52 | |
| Jesper Bratt hits Alex Chiasson. | 14:48 | |
| Will Butcher shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 14:57 | |
| 14:58 | Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. | |
| Taylor Hall blocks shot from Alex Chiasson. | 15:47 | |
| 15:57 | Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | |
| 16:00 | Alex Chiasson shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | |
| 16:11 | Devante Smith-Pelly blocks shot from Taylor Hall. | |
| 16:18 | Takeaway by Matt Niskanen. | |
| Andy Greene blocks shot from Tom Wilson. | 16:51 | |
| Brian Gibbons hits Christian Djoos. | 17:00 | |
| John Moore blocks shot from Lars Eller. | 17:09 | |
| John Moore hits Lars Eller. | 17:23 | |
| Giveaway by Kyle Palmieri. | 17:49 | |
| 18:05 | Alex Chiasson shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | |
| Shot by John Moore misses the net | 18:45 | |
| John Moore shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 18:54 | |
| 18:57 | Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Damon Severson. | |
| Shot by Brian Boyle misses the net | 18:58 | |
| Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 18:59 | |
| 19:11 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle. | |
| 19:19 | Nicklas Backstrom scores on an empty net. Assisted by John Carlson. | |
| 19:19 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle. | |
| 19:31 | Chandler Stephenson shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | |
| Brian Boyle shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 19:39 | |
| 19:44 | Tom Wilson hits Brian Boyle. |